Fatwa ID: 02163

Answered by Ustadha Umm Abdullah

Question:

Can a woman's [mothers brother] be a guardian in order for the marriage contract to be valid?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

The wali of a girl in sequence is her:

1. Father
2. Grandfather
3. Great-grandfather
4. Blood brother
5. Paternal brother
6. Nephew
7. Nephew’s son
8. Nephew’s grandson
9. Blood uncle.

(Fataawa Aalamgiri vol.1 pg.283 – Rashidiyya)

If the father is alive, he will be the wali. However, if he has passed away, the order will be passed down in the sequence.

Only Allah Ta’ala knows best

Ustadha Umm Abdullah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham